The cold air from the north to the south, so that the winter Bianjing becomes extraordinarily cold, the Yellow River has been frozen, in the past, there will be three or five friends, visit the beautiful scenery of the Yellow River, there are also a lot of rich households, take advantage of the winter ice period, go to the Yellow River to pick ice, put it in the ice cellar, ready to use in the summer. Even in Bianjing, it is a good thing to invite three or five friends to sit in the restaurant, drink a little wine, and comment on the government.

But this winter, destined to be an extraordinary winter, His Majesty the Emperor has left Bianjing, conquer Jiangnan, it is said that has achieved a lot of military achievements, in the east, Wu Jue blocked the Jin people and the rebel attack, in the west, Ren Chengjun Wang brought the Xiongshi has been not far from the Sword Pavilion, at any time may attack Shuzhong, occupy Bashu.

But in Beijing, the news of the Jin people going south still shocked the entire Bianjing City, and all the prosperity and excitement of the past were dispersed. Now that the Jin people are killing again, Wanyan Yanmu, a perverted male army, leads 50,000 troops, on the other side of the Yellow River.

Now that the Yellow River has frozen, once the ice surface is relatively strong, the cavalry of the Jin people will cross the Yellow River and directly attack the city of Bianjing. The simple thing is that the wall of Bianjing City is relatively strong, and the Jin people want to take Bianjing, which is not a general difficulty, and the people of Bianjing are full of confidence in the Tang Dynasty, although the Jin people are near their homes, but there is the protection of the city wall, and the Bianjing City is relatively calm.

Close to the Vermilion Bird Street, Fan Lou is still as prosperous and lively as it was back then, attracting a large number of people to come to drink and party, especially in the recent Spring Festival is about to begin, there are many students are preparing to celebrate the New Year in Bianjing, or three or five friends, fellow villagers and so on gathered together, while encouraging each other, on the other hand, it can be regarded as deepening the feelings between each other.

"Although Wanyan Yanmu is very powerful, it is impossible to break through Bianjing." A white-clothed scholar in his twenties said with a disdainful expression.

Ye Putian people, although in the Southern Song Dynasty, but still came to Bianjing to participate in the imperial examination, sitting opposite him is his friend Gan Maocheng, the two came together, to participate in the imperial examination, originally wanted to go to the bank of the Yellow River to walk, but did not expect the Jin people to come suddenly, the two can only come to Fanlou, drink a little wine.

"I heard that His Majesty the Emperor has already hit Lin'an, but it's a pity, if it weren't for the Jin people, I'm afraid that Lin'an would have been able to fall overnight, and the Southern Song Dynasty would have been destroyed in the hands of His Majesty." Gan Maocheng said with a slight regret. The two were originally students of Guangnan Road, and if they participated in the imperial examination, they should also be in Lin'an, but neither of them looked down on Zhao Gou, and thought that it would be Li Jing who would finally seize the world.

"Where is it so easy to seize the world, Your Majesty is wise and martial, but it is not a simple matter to be a generation of commanders." Ye Yan shook his head and said: "The Tang Dynasty has millions of soldiers, and if you want to seize Jiangnan, the time has not yet come, not to mention that the people of Jiangnan are not in the Great Song Dynasty, and there are Jin people behind them who attack the Great Song Dynasty from time to time, as if now, Your Majesty is about to succeed, but you still have to withdraw the army, and the class division will return to the dynasty, this is a fact." ”

"Hey, that Zhao Gou is really shameless, I think his brother is still in the hands of the Jin people, the Northern Song Dynasty was basically destroyed by the Jin people, and now he is still colluding with the Jin people." Gan Maocheng said viciously: "You and I came to Bianjing to participate in the imperial examination, it will be the wisest choice in your life, to be Zhao Gou's courtiers, I am afraid that you and I are in a high position, and we can't even sleep peacefully, and we will be stinking for 10,000 years in the future!" ”

"As long as you can become the emperor, what is it if you sell the interests of the nation?" Ye Yan shook his head and said: "Only when the Tang Emperor is born, we will have such an opportunity, so that we will not be bullied by the Jin people, this is the master of the world." ”

"I don't know when the Jin people will start attacking right now." Gan Maocheng suddenly approached Ye Yan and said in a low voice: "Ziang, I don't know if you have noticed that there are some strange things on the city wall, I heard that they were transported from the small city." ”

The small city is actually the name of the whole city of Bianjing to attack the city, the small city has always been the most strict place in the Tang Dynasty, the whole city of Bianjing is full of curiosity about the small city, even Gan Maocheng is very surprised, what kind of objects are made in the small city, such a place, those dignitaries and nobles never enter it on weekdays, and now it is difficult to enter it.

"That's where the secret of the imperial court is, I heard that even the scholars of the Qilin Pavilion need His Majesty's permission to enter it, there are countless secret guards there, and the investigation is very strict, it is rumored that the firearms of the Tang Dynasty are from there, you and I want to get in, it is even more difficult, don't think about this kind of place." Ye Yan also felt a little curious, but he knew that that place was very important, and it was not something that ordinary people could enter.

"I think it is a sharp weapon for the court to deal with the Jin people, look, the Jin people can cross the Yellow River at any time, but the court is up and down, there is no panic, and several ladies in the palace went to the Daxiangguo Temple to pray for blessings a few days ago." Gan Maocheng shook his head and said: "The Jin people's abacus is wrong, if they want to take advantage of His Majesty's southward departure, the capital division is empty, and they want to seize Bianjing, it is difficult, difficult." Not to mention that the old Xianggong is in Xingyang, once it falls into the war, the old Xianggong soldiers and horses will arrive, and the Jin people will be defeated. ”

Ye Yan frowned, although the imperial court has not made any moves for the time being, but there has been no movement in the Seed Master Dao in Xingyang so far, which is obviously unreasonable. It's just that it's not in the officialdom, Ye Yan doesn't know the situation here, so he doesn't dare to speculate.

And at this moment, on the city wall, Lancôme and Chai Erniang led Zhao Ding and the others to look at the cyan copper cannon in front of them, but Old Man Jiang's face showed a look of pride, in comparison, the people around him were amazed, and even had a hint of distrust.

"This is what His Majesty is talking about artillery?" Lancôme touched the cold cannon body and asked curiously, "Is it really so powerful?" ”

"It can directly hit 300 paces away, and within 300 steps, people and animals will die." Old Man Jiang said with a slight pity: "The only bad thing is that there are too many materials used, and the amount of bronze required for the copper cannon is very large. It was very difficult to cast cannons, and the ministers had only cast ten of them, and they had lost a lot of materials. ”

"With more research in the future, more cannons will definitely be cast." Lancôme didn't know how to cast the cannon, but since it was requested by Li Jing, it must have a future.

"Obey." Old Man Jiang hurriedly responded.